Leptopecten gilbertharrisi (F. & H. Hodson in Hodson et al., 1927)
HODSON, F., H. K. HODSON & G. D. HARRIS. 1927. Some Venezuelan, and Caribbean mollusks. Bulletins of American Paleontology, 13 (49): 1-80, pls. 1-40. [p. 28, pl. 19, figs. 1-3; pl. 20, fig. 6]
1927 Pecten (aff. Plagioctenium) gilbertharrisi F. & H. Hodson in Hodson et al., 1927
1927 Pecten (aff. Plagioctenium) gilbertharrisi democracianus F. & H. Hodson in Hodson et al., 1927
1927 Pecten (aff. Plagioctenium) gilbertharrisi democracianus F. & H. Hodson in Hodson et al., 1927
F. Hodson, H. K. Hodson & G. D. Harris, 1927, plates 19, 20.
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«Shell is about as wide as high, equivalve, and almost equilateral except for the ears. The valves are moderately convex, and ornamented with about 17 high, flat-topped ribs, the sides of which are almost vertical. The interspaces are about as wide as the ribs or a little wider. The flat-topped ribs are crossed transversely by elevated, incremental lamellae. The anterior ear is radially striate, the posterior is smoother and crossed by curved growth lines.
This is an extremely common species but the specimens are almost never well preserved. Named in honor of Prof. G. D. Harris, who has done splendid work in advancing our knowledge of Venezuelan paleontology. Age: Miocene. Locality: Districts of Democracia, Miranda, Colina and Buchivacoa, State of Falcon, locality numbers 100 (variation), 103, 221, 280 (c/.), 317 (?), 418, 1231 (with variations), 1823, 1823A, 1824, 1840, 1848, 1854, 1855, 1856, 1858 (and variations), 1859, 1860, 1862, 1863 (variation), 1864, 1867, 1892, 1893, 1905, 1906, 1908, 1910 (and variations), 1912, 2024.» FLOID HODSON, HELEN K. HODSON & GILBERT DENNISON HARRIS, 1927
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